Old Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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According to Ačaṙyan from earlier *թէթեղն (*tʻētʻełn), reduplication of the root *թիղ- (*tʻił-) or *թեղ- (*tʻeł-), from Proto-Indo-European *ptel-, from the root *pet- (to fly). Cognate with Ancient Greek πτῐ́λον (ptílon, feather) and related to թիթեռն (tʻitʻeṙn).

Noun

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թիթեղն (tʻitʻełn)

  1. thin sheet of gold or other metal, lamina
  2. plate, sign, signboard
  3. Alternative form of թիթեռն (tʻitʻeṙn)

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: թիթեղ (tʻitʻeġ) (learned)

References

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  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “թիթեղն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press